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Shelter Rocks

Shelter Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Shelter Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 903 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north-northwest, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Davis Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
903 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.77258, -79.16920

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 17
  • Springs Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 8.4 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Heritage Haus: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 5.4 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 12.3 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 16.4 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 17.6 mi
  • Flatrock: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • St Johns rock scenic overlook: 13.1 mi
  • Baughman Rock Overlook: 16.9 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 22.1 mi
  • Beam Rocks: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Art: 15.3 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 16.4 mi
  • Birdhouse: 17.0 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mountain View: 17.8 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Baughman Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Shelter Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisNNW 337°979 m1.0 mi
Baughman RocksN 357°961 m1.4 mi
Glade MountainNW 304°936 m2.1 mi
Zehner HillSSW 207°914 m4.4 mi
Meadow MountainS 188°904 m14.1 mi
Ringer HillSSW 212°903 m2.8 mi
Maust HillSSW 209°901 m3.4 mi
Vought RockNNE 19°898 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:49
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3516:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465664686660493930
Precip in3.02.73.73.54.34.34.13.73.63.02.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357344608

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